On the shelf

1991: How PV Narasimha Rao Made History

From the vantage point of his long association with the former prime minister, bestselling author Sanjaya Baru shows how PV’s impact on the nation’s fortunes went way beyond the economy.

The Cyber Effect

Mary Aiken

Hachette

Pp 387, Rs 599

In this book, Mary Aiken applies her expertise in cyber-behavioural analysis to a range of subjects, including criminal activity on the Web, deviant behaviour, Internet addictions, the impact of technology on children, etc.

The Talent Sutra

Devdutt Pattanaik

Aleph

Pp129, Rs 399

Derived from Devdutt Pattanaik’s Business Sutra, this book explores concepts like creativity in the workplace, nurturing talent and the importance of teamwork, and will help employers and managers.

Subcontinental Drift

Murray Laurence

Aleph

Pp228, Rs 399

Nothing prepared Murray Laurence for India when he first travelled through the country in the 1970s. His first impressions were of its ‘surpassing weirdness’, but it soon cast a spell on him. This book is a tribute to India.

I Want to Destroy

Myself: A MemoiR

Malika Amar Shaikh & Jerry Pinto

Speaking Tiger

Pp200, Rs 399

This is the story of a marriage and of a woman and a writer seeking her space in a man’s world. Shaikh’s autobiography is also a portrait of the Bombay of poets, activists, prostitutes and fighters.